title: [Low serum thyroxin and thyroxin-binding globulin in neonatal respiratory distress (author's transl)].
abstract: Measurements of thyroxin (T4), thyroxin-binding globulin (TBG) and TSH were carried out in 34 full-term newborns, 21 prematures and 11 neonates with respiratory distress (6 with hyaline membrane disease) at 5 days of age. In cases with neonatal respiratory distress and to a lesser extent in prematures, low T4 due to a decrease of TBG was found, TSH being identical in all groups. The positive correlation between TBG and transferrin suggests a disturbance in hepatic synthesis. The authors conclude that, in cases with neonatal respiratory distress, low T4 does not mean hypothyroidism and does not require a treatment, provided TSH remains within normal limits.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Abaissement de la thyroxine plasmatique et de sa protéine porteuse au cours des détresses respiratoires néonatales.